Postural & Gait Disturbances

Motor symptoms inherent to Parkinson's disease include stooped posture, postural instability and gait disturbances characterized by reduced stride, decreased arm swing (asymmetric at first, then usually bilateral), en bloc turning (as opposed to pivoting), freezing, festination (the tendency to continue accelerating once started) and falls.  It has been hypothesized that PD patients presenting with a prominent postural instability and gait disorder (PIGD-PD) constitute a PD subtype that may result from specific etiological processes.

 

 

10 Jun 2009 06:37 PM EST
On June 8, Nir Giladi and Evzen Ruzicka chaired a session entitled, "Gait and balance impairment in movement disorders:  From laboratory to clinic".  In his talk, Bastiaan Bloem presented ... 
05 Mar 2010
Dr. J. Hausdorff began by noting the general theme of the congress that gait requires cognition.  As gait becomes less automatic, for example, it requires more attention.  He demonstrated ... 
02 Mar 2010
The theme of the conference related to the issues of walking and its interrelationship to mental function or cognition. In line with this theme the session on dual tasking dealt with issues of ... 
10 Dec 2009
The fact that patients with early PD have asymmetric arm swing is widely known to clinicians and it is readily detected by simply watching someone walk.  All movement disorder specialists look ... 
08 Jun 2009
Washington, DC, USA ... 
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 - The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded a total of $2 million to five research teams carrying out clinical studies to refine understanding of postural ... 
28 Dec 2009
31 May 2009
The purpose of this study is to gather data to see if the Laser Cane and/or U-Step Walker with laser accessory is more effective in aiding with gait freezing than a regular cane/U-Step ... 
31 May 2009
The purpose of this study is (1) to determine if patient triggered sensory(auditory, visual and tactile) cues can help treat freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease, and (2) to assess if unexpected ... 
31 May 2009
Patients with Parkinson's disease are missing the chemical neurotransmitter dopamine. This occurs as a result of destructive changes in an area of the brain responsible for making dopamine, the ...